According to Corning execs, Corning Gorilla Glass is strengthened using its ion exchange process. And Corning, with Corning Glass NBT, has managed to reduce the thickness from 0.7 mm to 0.4 mm. This means that the glass is about half as thick. Which means it also weighs half as much as the glass the Corning Glass NBT replaces.

In an ultralight touchscreen device, where every gram counts, this makes a difference.

But the real benefit I noticed after checking out Corning Gorilla Glass NBT, hands-on, is in how it resists damage. Scroll below my video analysis below to get more details on this new tech from Corning.

As you see in my video above, I had no trouble breaking off the edge of a 0.7mm-thick soda lime glass. When I tried to do the same with the Corning Gorilla Glass NBT, and it was only 0.4 mm thick, I almost broke the pencil that I pushed with. And the Corning NBT glass still wouldn’t break.

Corning representatives are happy to jump up and down over this new technology. And I saw why first hand.